tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43760350023503483962012-02-16T18:48:56.990-06:00<img src="http://www.sph.umich.edu/%7Erwatt/icons/brain.jpg"> pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering? <img src="http://www.sph.umich.edu/%7Erwatt/icons/pinky.jpg"> wuh, it's a lotta verbal diarrhea, but she can link to this site instead of typing it all over again.Michelle Brookshttps://profiles.google.com/113813320224630968499noreply@blogger.comBlogger1801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4376035002350348396.post-36714522622243220502012-01-06T15:13:00.000-06:002012-01-06T15:13:32.048-06:00

 sweet g-babies

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 my lil LSU Tigers. it ain't easy gettin' 'em to look at the camera at the same time.

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1987 --- i recall watching this... it was the year a lot of my political ideology changed.

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The Final D-Day | Marshall RamseyOn June 6, 2011, in the corner of a forgotten nursing home, sat a forgotten man who was desperately trying to forget.The old man looked around at the room; it was a cloudy blur. Cataracts had taken his one last good sense from him. He did know the room was full of women. Old, gossipy women, if you asked him. He was the only man in the room and a source of much

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soo, i was in a hurry and didn't unplug the gadget before i cleaned under the blades... oops. there wasn't enough left to reattach, literally hamburger in the kitchen sink. had to have surgery to get it closed up... and i am no longer allowed to use kitchen appliances without proper adult supervision... barring that? a grandchild must be present to keep me from losing another finger/thumb

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very eloquently stated by Zach Wahls

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i adore people that have preconceived ideas about intelligence -- ya know, those dealing with gender, race, region, etc. --- while some aren't intentional [as the title suggests] i am still amused at those i meet who automatically assume i am of below average intelligence. many of my elder profs looked at me and thought i was in the wrong class... "a female in quantum physics??  an

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Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may

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US Armed Forces and spirituality......  is there a study that says those that do not believe [spirituality/religion] are not fit for combat? no ... i'm serious... is there? Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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i used this and came up with 99.98 years... don't tell the family... it may put them into shock

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Poodwaddle.com

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nay you and yours have a wonderful 2011 full of smiles and giggles... Lyrics | Little River Band ~ - Cool Change

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Christmas with the grandsons

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he's  very proud of his new cousin. [the baby, Drew, is the exact image of Jaxon at that age]

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Val has the neapolitan equivalent of sons... chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla...

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in back: Ty, Valorie, Tiffany;front: Mema, Drew, Jaxon, Papa, Nolan, Gavin

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it's not easy getting everyone together for a photo.left to right: Mema, Drew, Jaxon, Papa, Nolan, Gavin.

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2011 congressional budget with links thanks to jamie dupree -------m'sippi finally made it to the #1 position in something besides obesity.... if texas doesn't watch out... we're gonna take the 'everything is bigger' title away from them.The Omnibus Arrives | Jamie Dupree Washington Insider

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.Why go to learn the words of fools?.

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the more i ponder, the more i realize.... ceremony, traditions, initiations, rituals, oaths.... all those things people use to 'enter' a marriage, political office, religion, club, organization..... things that are strictly human creations.... are the biggest problem of humanity. it is where the majority of our social problems originate. the need to belong has produced our division. do i need

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facebook has a little doo-hicky thingy that does a smattering of status updates... here's mine definitely a long, strange trip... people lost, people born, home lost, so much lost, and i have so much for which to be grateful... i am rich beyond measure

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Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream (Adapted from Baked Explorations, Recipe featured in Food and Travel, November 2010 Edition) Makes 34 * Chocolate Whoopie Pies * Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream Filling * 490 g (3½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour * ¼ teaspoon salt * 1¼ teaspoon baking powder *

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as i was pouring my last cup of coffee from a french press i was reminded of the priceless value of patience... the best moments of life require patience, resilience, and recognition.... first up on the itunes this morn was 'someday never comes' by ccr..... while we may not remember complete days, we do remember moments.... 'someday' may never come... some moments do --- do you recognize those

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our 6th grandson arrived healthy but a bit bruised.... he didn't want to exit the womb and needed prodding from Dr Nobles and crew.

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oh... if ONLY Mrs Barbara since ditto-head pa(l)in will never get the message as long as there is big moolah to be made.. here's a great cookie recipe credited to Mrs. Barbara Bush. Ingredients: * 1 cup butter * 1 cup sugar * 1 cup brown sugar * 2 eggs * 2 cups flour * 1 teaspoon baking soda * 1 teaspoon salt * 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats

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we have a new PUPPY! after many delays [strep for every two-legger on the hill] Ranger and i went to get the newest addition to the family... i figured it was now, or wait till december [son and d-i-l are due to have their baby boy next week] so, i woke friday morn, grabbed our backpacks and we headed east to dahlonega, georgia. uneventful trip east, save the regular traffic snarls around atlanta

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Watch the full episode. See more Austin City Limits.

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why not you? i get really tired of people that think this world is supposed to be fair...those that question "why do bad things happen to good people?" i've yet to meet anyone that deserves only good things to happen to them. if most of us got what we truly deserve?...wow, how different the world would be today. the 'good' and the 'bad' happen -- that's just how it goes... we have a choice...

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read a post on investors.com by Thomas Sowell Posted 10/29/2010 07:11 PM ET... Will Voters Set U.S. Free From Obama's Hold?just have a few comments on his points. These include threats against people who simply choose to express opinions counter to administration policy, such as a warning to an insurance company that there would be "zero tolerance" for "misinformation" when the insurance

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BOB DYLAN /songs/my-back-pages Crimson flames tied through my earsRollin’ high and mighty trapsPounced with fire on flaming roadsUsing ideas as my maps“We’ll meet on edges, soon,” said IProud ’neath heated browAh, but I was so much older thenI’m younger than that now Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth“Rip down all hate,” I screamedLies that life is black and whiteSpoke from my skull. I

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3 of the 5... getting ready for trick-or-treat

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did NOT want their photo taken

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i've been having wonderful conversations with a couple of young missionaries this week.... they don't have all the answers and neither do i ... and THAT is the way it should be. the last meeting, i was asked to lead a prayer... told 'em... my prayers aren't long... and they're not what others view as a prayer... he said, "that's okay, just speak from your heart." this is my 'prayer': i

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saw this article in my facebook feed:: the pain of joy on social websites Diane Colling, an occupational therapist and fertility patient, was scrolling through her Facebook page last week when, once again, she was bombarded by a friend's exuberant broadcast about her pregnancy. "Your daughter will hold your hand for a little while, but will hold your heart for a lifetime," her brother's

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had a friend suggestion... considered it, i'm all for expanding the variety in my 'feed'... looked at the wall postings... they were single minded... but that's okay, some people are wired that way .... then i looked at the info page. wow... in the bio was the following blurb concerning PRIVACY NOTICE: Any person, and/or institution, and/or agent, and/or agency, of any governmental

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starts at 00:15 ... this is one of my FAVORITE songs. love singing it to the grandsons as we twirl around.

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most of you know that i am "mobility impaired" which means i fall, a lot. Ranger is my service animal and goes everywhere with me... i mean everywhere. the only time he's not with me is when he goes to the vet for his weekly bath, or when he goes to relieve himself. august of 2009 i took my youngest grandson for his 2 month checkup and shots. 15 minutes in the waiting room and a woman walked

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"one nation under god" is where most citizens get hung up... so desperate to keep that added phrase in the Pledge they forget the words that follow:: "Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for ALL" the most important words in the Pledge, yet the most neglected in the argument on health care, education, and taxes is it just that those with the ability and intelligence must resort to student

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"wherever i wander... wherever i roam....look for the bare necessities of life"

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read political and health news, stare at the screen looking at appliances, checking prices on lights/plumbing/doors/windows/yadayada when i get on the innerwebs... honestly had no idea about the google buzz. meh. i'll forget where it's at.

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shows how much she knows--unicorns became extinct when social security & medicare became law. Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

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we gotta .... as fast as we can... we gotta ....

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she WORKED for a financial company, yet had to watch foxnews to form an opinion. 2010 will go down in history as the year of the idiot. "I was unaware of what was going on around me until I retired," says Shelby Burnett, who formerly worked at a financial company. "And we started watching Fox News, and getting more informed on what was going on in our nation." Tea Partiers In The Bible Belt

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i've been told that bitterness and anger show in my postings... i feel it's more a cynical nature knowing people will fuck up, just a matter of when and to what degree... most humans are never happy, never satisfied... never willing to help their fellow creatures "just because" --- it seems everyone wants something... even those professing love and charity fail to really think about 'what would

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i've reached the point in life where i spend most of my time asking others "just what the fuck were you thinking?" i've yet to get a satisfactory reply... well, at least not one that can be heard..usually some mumbling.. followed by the sound of footsteps leaving my area.

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this is the pledge to america ... first sheet draft that the gop has put forth, not gonna bother with all the pages, from what i've seen in snippets around the innerwebs, it's nothing new... i think they're getting lazy, anyway... will read this and comment: America is an idea – an idea that free people can govern themselves, that government’s powers are derived from the consent of the

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been away from twitter for so long now… i have forgotten how to keep responses under one hundred and forty characters. soon as the house is finished, sometime in february, i will return. so don't despair. i'll be back. ~m

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wide angle view of the site and the cement trucks getting ready to pour footings

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i will admit, i haven't read the books, not the genre i prefer...... don't intend to either, and if i were a betting gal, i'd bet my bottom dollar that none of the senders have read the books... but after i read the whole email i thought "well, at least the senders are literate... or someone they know is, hopefully"   Everyone of voting age should read these two books: Don't buy

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the above link is to a few of the photos taken while in and around the beach ... 5 grandsons kept the 5 adults VERY busy.

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all creatures were heading south east, including a sea lion we saw lolling offshore. totally odd for florida… think it may have escaped from an aquarium ... not once did i see pelicans flying north…which left me wondering--- what impending natural disaster is about to occur?~m

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breakfast on the last day of vacay was a frenzied affair. i chose coffee and observation~m

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left PCB, FL today ... here's a few of the glorious sunsets viewed from our balcony (done with my phone camera)did a HDR on this and got closer to natural color on the next. the last one is now my screen saver on my iphone

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Jaxon and Papa

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getting all together for the group photo... i warned the photog, nick, that it wouldn't be easy ... he took 631 photos ... and we have 10 where everyone had their eyes open ... not all were looking in the same direction... but the eyes were open.

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the two youngest on the beach in PCB, FL

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today, our family embarks on vacation... the papa and the mema, son, daughter-in-law (expecting a boy in november), daughter, and 5 grandsons --- ages 11, 9, 7. 2.5, and a 13 month old... Panama City Beach may never recover.

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so, instead of the monkey taking care of himself, i responded this way::  yes, i can get more accurate...  politicians = whore  lobbyists = pimp  taxpayer is the john that was mugged without so much as a thankya. Subject: ACCURATE IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDERYou can’t get any more accurate than this!  Which side of the fence?  If you ever wondered which side of the

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since the fire in january where we lost everything… i've been living in a land schooner. i've now subscribed to the "leaf-blower" method of house cleaning.open the door;start in the farthest corner;if it doesn't blow out the door… i'll deal with it … later. life is too short to be sweeping, vacuuming, & wiping surfaces for hours. ~m

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memphis------arkansas------missouri - waiting on arby's

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i am constantly amazed/amused by people who 'nice up' their posts so as not to offend anyone... things like: deliberately misspell 'vulgar' terms when posting as to appear polite. if ya thought it, ya might as well type it who think 'god damn' is taking the 'lords name in vain' --- last i checked 'god' was not the name of the Creator... not sure the Creator HAS a name, for that matter people who

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Ranger, Gavin, and i in front... Tiffany, Ty holding Nolan, Jaxon in Valorie's arms, and Tom .... got the group together right before Tom left going back to Illinois.

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had a dream last night... about popeye the sailor man.. toot, toot. this morning it occurred to me... WHOA! talk about life imitating cartoons.... *disclaimer- each generation has some of each--i'm seeing the generations as a whole--if you are offended --fuck yaself and that horse you rode in here on* i, as most of my boomer generation, grew up watching popeye on the tube... he saw a problem, ate

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sooooooooo... some of the governors of the southern gulf states are declaring a day of prayer on sunday 27 june 2010... seems the one declared by another governor on 17 may 2010 didn't get the job done... "Thus far the efforts made by mortals to try to solve the crisis have been to no avail, " Republican Sen. Robert Adley said in a statement. "It is clearly time for a miracle for us." you are

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not sure if it's firefox or blogspot... but this message appears when ff crashes after my attempts to use the advanced feature on design layout

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healing means acknowledging the pain... and as my g-ma put it "keep using the same pattern and you'll keep making the same dress" recognize the patterns that lead to the same pain... and CHANGE yourself.

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"$10 off and use mrrebates for 13% cash back" this is one site (along with mrrebates that i use ALL the time.. no gimmicks... been using it since 2004 ... no problems.. no spam Save on shoes, accessories, handbags and apparel at Shoebuy.com. We've got something for everyone and for a limited time, you can save $10 on that special something. Valid on purchase of $50 or more.View >>

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me too

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the concert on 10 june 2010 in biloxi, ms... was great! well, the opening act (frampton) was great... the headliner just wasn't the same ... i'll say no more just to be polite.

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soooo, went to see willie nelson at the house of blues, NOLA, in january... father-in-law died and then our home burnt to the ground shortly after... great concert... nasty memories associated with it. so i decided to set upon a concert 'redeaux' to replace my fave concert t-shirts lost in the fire... it's my 'in your face' to the devastation that has come with this year... asked for a mulligan..

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humans .... created by the Divine? ... i do believe that to be true ... but, special? only in the way we term 'special education' ... i mean, come'on ... we are the least cognizant creatures on this planet ... we never learn by observation ... for if we did, there would never have been a need to write in the old testament and other ancient sources, about personal hygiene, cooking procedures, etc

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just a little bit harder.... ya better believe it!

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four of my fav guys

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he's as patient as the kids and grandkids when it comes to having his photo taken

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my response to this article...Secrets Men Keep - Men Secrets - Redbook bumped from march 2008 He stated he learned his "vital lesson" in the ninth grade. Women learn their lessons in the womb. I am able to post this with the knowledge my husband of 28 years will not see it--he hates technology. so don't burst his bubble in believing i am THE PERFECT WIFE. [ha] Secret 1--we also fall in lust

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(i was in victoria's secret yesterday and the sales associate was commenting on how well-behaved Ranger was and her dog would not listen... i told her a little secret i learned many years ago ... i originally posted this on stumbleupon a few years ago ... have changed the ages to current time.)  does anyone recall the title of an old Sandra Dee film about newlyweds?  well i found it , When a

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went to wally world today ... didn't want to but needed some things that i could only get there ... (beef jerky by the pound for ranger, but that was just one of the many) anyway ... got there, parked, got out, did what i had to do ... loaded my stuff, loaded ranger, got in, let the windows down, sunroof open and buckled up and looked behind me and started backing out ... heard the rear backup

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and i got one where they were all smiling!!! YAY mema!!!! (and mama, and papa, and ranger) From 2010 04

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and i say this with only concern for your well-being ... the last two days i have chopped the end off my middle finger, left hand ... burned middle and ring finger right hand ... and at the baseball game a bug flew in my right eye... somehow my contact ripped and my eye is scratched. so i'm typing this seven fingered and one-eyed ....i am the walking wounded looking for a place to have the

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i despise that helpless feeling that comes with being human ... this feeling that nothing i do will make anything 'right' .... my dog doesn't seem to get this feeling... i'm getting a bit disgusted with this human condition that requires paperwork ... lots of paperwork to show that such and such was bought and owned before the fire, that $$ were spent on travel, lodging, fuel .... to prove that

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rule #1— it's your life, your one chance. use it. wisely, foolishly, your choice.rule #2 — don't listen to infotainment pundits … they're there to make money off your FEAR, which they feed you with a shovel.that's it… no more, no less… enjoy your life… or not. makes me no never mind. just stop the whinging, ya dumbaaaiiss. ~m

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"bummin' around waitin' for sumthin' to happen"...brian jones.

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sometimes ya just too day'umn stupid to listen to wisdom.

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it's all clear

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what can be said except ouch! ... such a year this has been ... tom's father dying unexpectedly on the 20th ... our anniversary on the 26th ... the home loss on the 27th, with cracked ribs for me during my escape ... now february is here and i have taken a nasty spill and messed up my shoulder ... going for an MRI this week ... the pain meds are doing a meh job in dealing with the pain ... i was

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PLEASE READ THE BELOW SECURITY RELATED MATERIAL CAREFULLY The Current Security Levels..and their meaning The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in

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- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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january was full of unexpected uh-ohs .... shortly after the new year my father-in-law fell ... he seemed to be alright and refused to go to the ER ... by the time he got medical care it was too late ... he went into a coma and 10 days later died. we buried him on saturday, 23 jan 2010. Tom and i celebrated our 30th anniversary on the 26th and on the 27th our home burnt down ... a total loss

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Recent Uploads michelle added 320 photos to iphone Jan 15, 2010 5:29:01 PM Unsubscribe from this user. To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

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humane treatment… a societal paradox that i do not understand. we have the Humane Society, but only if you're an animal can you expect humane treatment. an abused animal is taken from a person and never returned, an abused human child is returned to the abuser most often to be abused again. a terminally ill animal is given a humane death… a terminally ill human is left to die, most often in

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watching an interview on the today show ... laurer was chatting with some guy from vanity ,named buzz re:tiger woods. day'umn that kid is ripped!! (see the cover of vanity) but that aside... there are many who have ideas as to why he behaved the way he did, all have merit. only tiger will know the truth, and that will be revealed to him with lots of soul-searching. now, brit hume believes he

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        Suppose that a study is done, showing that most muggers and rapists wear athletic shoes, while committing crimes. It is proposed that the wearing of such shoes permits these people to escape more quickly, and to be able to more easily climb fences, scale walls, and go through woods and parks. It is eventually determined, through police records, that over 70% of the perpetrators of these

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2010, the end of another decade..... what have you learned? will it help you in the coming years? or will you bog yourself down, once again, in the trivial?i was born in 1962, an auspicious year. the world was changing-fast. and at the beginning of this decade, 17 july 2000, i choose to die.1962 the year of the cuban missile crisis, with resulting embargo on imports from cuba, the u.n. passes a

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